What's New 2026 Q1

New Editor Component

The new Editor component enables users to enter and edit multi-line text with ease, making it ideal for scenarios that require larger or more flexible text input. Designed for efficient handling of longer content, with smooth and predictable editing experience across devices. 

Developers can customize the Editor to fit their application’s needs with features such as watermarks, read-only state, configurable border styles and more, providing a versatile text-editing experience across .NET MAUI applications. 

It provides essential text-editing capabilities, including: 

• Multiline Entry – Allows users to enter and edit long-form text across multiple lines, making it ideal for comments, notes, descriptions and forms. 
  
  
• Vertical and Horizontal Scrolling – Supports both scrolling directions to ensure large text content remains easy to navigate without compromising layout. 
  
  
• Keyboard and Mouse Navigation – Delivers familiar text editing interactions through full keyboard and mouse support for efficient text selection, cursor movement and editing. 

See the .NET MAUI RadEditor Documentation 

Data Grid Enhancement: Prompt-Controlled DataGrid

The DataGrid now supports prompt-controlled interactions, enabling users to perform grid actions using natural language commands. By integrating AI-driven prompts directly into the DataGrid, users can sort, filter, group or explore data without relying on traditional menus or UI controls, creating a more intuitive and efficient data interaction experience. 

See the .NET MAUI DataGrid Documentation: AI Smart Assistant 

DataGrid Enhancement: Improved Sort Indicator Customization

The DataGrid now provides enhanced customization options for the sort indicator in column headers, giving developers greater control over its visual styling. This allows better alignment with application themes and more flexibility in tailoring the grid’s appearance.  

See the .NET MAUI DataGrid Documentation 

AutoComplete Enhancement: Improved Post-Filtering Highlighting

The AutoComplete component now offers improved post-filtering behavior, allowing developers to control which item is highlighted after the filter is applied. This provides a more predictable selection experience and enables finer control over keyboard navigation and user interaction.  

See the .NET MAUI Autocomplete Documentation 

Chat Enhancements: Multiline Editor

The Chat component now integrates a new multiline editor and includes performance optimizations along with multiple bug fixes. These improvements result in a smoother, more responsive conversational experience, especially in scenarios with longer messages or continuous interaction. 

See the .NET MAUI Chat Documentation